Mike is a middle school student. He goes to school from Monday to Friday. His home is about 5 miles from school. He usually walks to school. It takes him 30 minutes to walk there. Nancy’s home is a little farther. It’s 20 miles from school. So she often takes the school bus. It takes her 15 minutes to get to school. Bob lives outside the city. It’s a town 30 miles away from his school. He takes the subway. It takes him 8 minutes to get to school by subway. He can have breakfast at home and then leave for the subway station. He studies very hard.

Danny is a schoolboy. He  36  in a small town. His home is about ten miles  37  school and the roads are not flat(平坦的). So it’s  38  for him to get to school. He   39 at about five thirty every day and has breakfast. Then he  40  school at around six o’clock. First, he  41  his bicycle to the bus station. That takes about forty minutes. 42 the bus takes him to school. It usually takes about thirty minutes. Sometimes he has 43 time for breakfast at home, so he has something for breakfast on the bus.
“I’ve never taken trains. It must be a lot 44 fun than taking buses,” says Danny. He studies very 45 at school. He hopes he can go to school in a big city some day. He can take a train to school then.

Let me tell you my penfriend Ivan. He is 12 years old. He likes playing football. He usually plays football with his friends at weekends.

    Ivan lives with his father and mother in a city in France. They have a home with five rooms, a swimming pool and a garden. They often have a party in the garden at weekends. They like to help their neighbours. His home is not near his school, so Ivan takes a bus for an hour and then walks for 10 minutes to school. There is a Basketball Club near his school. He likes playing basketball in the club.

    Ivan’s father is a worker. He is busy. Ivan’s mother is a doctor. She is nice to the patients. Ivan wants to be a teacher when he grows up.1 want to be a teacher, too. Every month Ivan writes two letters to me. He’ll come to China next year. We’ll meet then.

1.How old is Ivan now?

   A. He is 11.       B. He is 12.         C. He is 13.          D. He is 14.

2.What are Ivan’s hobbies?

   A. Basketball and swimming.             B. Football and basketball.

   C. Football and swimming.               D. Reading and swimming.

3.How often does Ivan write to me?

   A. Twice a month.   B. Twice a week.     C. Every day.     D. Every week.

4.Ivan studies in ________ now.

   A. America        B. China            C. France         D. Japan

5.Which is the best title(标题)for the passage?

   A. How To Make Penfriends              B. Something About Ivan

C. What Is Ivan’s Home Like              D. Ivan’s School Life

Danny is a schoolboy. He  36  in a small town. His home is about ten miles  37  school and the roads are not flat(平坦的). So it’s   38  for him to get to school. He   39  at about five thirty every day and has breakfast. Then he  40  school at around six o’clock. First, he  41  his bicycle to the bus station. That takes about forty minutes. 42 the bus takes him to school. It usually takes about thirty minutes. Sometimes he has 43 time for breakfast at home, so he has something for breakfast on the bus.

   “I’ve never taken trains. It must be a lot 44  fun than taking buses,” says Danny. He studies very 45 at school. He hopes he can go to school in a big city some day. He can take a train to school then.

1.A. lives           B. works             C. plays             D. teaches

2.A. at             B. from             C. in                   D. for

3.A. easy               B. good             C. interesting          D. difficult

4.A. gets up        B. gets to          C. goes to bed          D. goes to work

5.A. gets back      B. leaves for       C. leaves               D. gets

6.A. by             B. sends            C. on               D. rides

7.A. Then           B. But               C. Ago             D. After

8.A. much           B. no              C. not                  D. a

9.A. little             B. less             C. more             D. many

10.A. badly             B. bad              C. hardly          D. hard

---Can you tell me ______________?

---His home is quite far away from the office, I think.

　 A. when he got up　　　　　　　 B. where he works

　 C. why he bought the car　　　 D. how he likes his job